2013-2014 NBA Thread - IND @ WAS and OKC @ LAC on ESPN

[shoeking2101]

He does, look at those guys % assisted offense. They missed last night, 3 of 9 combined. And most of Westbrook's shots come after the offense fails to materialize and he's left standing there dribbling in one spot waiting for KD to get a better "post up" position at the 3pt line or come off those pin downs. Once that fails and there's 3-4 seconds left, what else can he do but go 1 on 1? Maybe Ibaka could have gotten more shots, but again Memphis is keying in on the Big 3 and nobody else is really able to make much of a play. Thabo's release takes like 7 seconds to get it off. You don't want him trying to do more than hit kickout corner 3s. Perkins has the worst hands in the NBA, teams leave him open on purpose. That lineup plays way too many minutes, then the only other players who played beyond the aforementioned dinosaurs were Reggie Jackson (0 for 5) and Nick Collison (1 for 2)

Talk that Talk one time.

 

[mitchellicious]

AK47's hair is absolutely hilarious!

Him and Teletovic are like real life Taken villains

 

[CP1708]

Lowry.

 

[franco23x]

Russel Westbrook best SG in the league.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Brooklyn's starters will be fresh, I expect the Nets to close out this game.

 

[nelson999]

That sucks for DeRozan, dude was in the restricted area

 

[sea manup]

wait so mj/lebron/wade/kobe/tmac/iverson/drexler/bird have always found a way to get the ball when needed, but we are just going to assume its impossible for kd to actually get open and blame westbrook for not passing to the other bums on the team?

 

[mitchellicious]

Why would anyone get an Emoji tattoo?

I'd love to know the backstory there

 

[CHAOSE57]

Lowry not messing around

 

[imlive365]

He does, look at those guys % assisted offense. They missed last night, 3 of 9 combined. And most of Westbrook's shots come after the offense fails to materialize and he's left standing there dribbling in one spot waiting for KD to get a better "post up" position at the 3pt line or come off those pin downs. Once that fails and there's 3-4 seconds left, what else can he do but go 1 on 1?

Maybe Ibaka could have gotten more shots, but again Memphis is keying in on the Big 3 and nobody else is really able to make much of a play. Thabo's release takes like 7 seconds to get it off. You don't want him trying to do more than hit kickout corner 3s. Perkins has the worst hands in the NBA, teams leave him open on purpose. That lineup plays way too many minutes, then the only other players who played beyond the aforementioned dinosaurs were Reggie Jackson (0 for 5) and Nick Collison (1 for 2)

Ibaka scores like >70% assisted fgs, almost all of his baskets are created by Westbrook and KD, usually those mid range jumpers off pocket passes (he pops not rolls)

Then it comes down to brooks. He needs to run sets to get the ball in there hands where they can create.

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Don't like this officiating

 

[sea manup]

 
Everybodys talking about how Westbrook was this and that and KD was this and that, CMON MAN, how about give credit to how good Memphis was last night on both ends.

i could shut kd down if he would just stand still with his arms down watching westbrook do work

 

[kingfoamnyc]

Refs

 

[franco23x]

Lowry gets the MVP chant.

 

[osh kosh bosh]

Kyle Lowry nice with the hands.

 

[beh235]

damn Kyle did get him on the arm but that's playoff basketball. 

 

[kingfoamnyc]

That was a blatant foul on Lowry. Way worse than the strip Williams had on him the play before.

 

[nelson999]

Wizards 

 

[shoeking2101]

Then it comes down to brooks. He needs to run sets to get the ball in there hands where they can create.

It isn't brooks man, he draws up the play for Durant to get the ball. Durant just can't hold position and as a result is getting denied and pushed so far out that the play is completely blown up

 

[captainjackson]

nene is making noah's DPOTY award look worthless

 

[AIR J XIII]

clean strip -> whistle

foul going for strip -> no whistle


gotta love NBA refs

 

[franco23x]

Why cant dudes accept westbrook for the player that he is, i would never understand it

They will never win with his playing style.

 

[sea manup]

 

 
wait so mj/lebron/wade/kobe/tmac/iverson/drexler/bird have always found a way to get the ball when needed, but we are just going to assume its impossible for kd to actually get open and blame westbrook for not passing to the other bums on the team?

R U kidding me? MJ and KOBE will get that ball doesn't matter who's guarding them. Put the whole team to guard them and they'll still take that last shot

exactly.

on that westbrook miss and perk putback kd was playing hot potato with the ball not even looking at the basket

 

[shoeking2101]

It's cos Westbrick needs to sit down in situations like that. Like I've said before, he'll be the death to KD. They need to ship him out to LA so Kobe can teach him how to calm down and win

OH

My

GOD

 

[nelson999]

Why cant dudes accept westbrook for the player that he is, i would never understand it

Because it would be so good for both himself and the OKC team if he would quit playing like such a ******* idiot